Andy Rooney Retired In Compartment 60 Minutes "

Andy Rooney Retired In Compartment 60 Minutes " CBS has announced that it will stop Andy Rooney makes his weekly columns for 60 minutes. Rooney makes his final regular appearance this week's episode. TV Newser has more: “Rooney, who began his whimsical end-of-show pieces in 1978, was MIA from last week’s 44th-season premiere. Rooney turns 93 in January. He moves slowly, and his hearing and sight are not what they used to be.” Known for being a curmudgeon, Rooney has a knack for criticizing modern technologies. Last season, he did a segment criticizing eBooks. EBook Newser has more: “‘I want my words in books,’ he said, meaning print books. Rooney said that he loves keeping his books behind him, so that he can reach out and touch them. ‘I can’t imagine not being able to open my books and leaf through them,’ he said. "Rooney, who began his career as a provider of Stars and Stripes, has written 16 books, including 60 years of wisdom and intelligence that has been published in Public Affairs in 2009.Andy Rooney Retired In Compartment 60 Minutes "